urinary bladder

American  

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

• urinary bladders
  plural

1. a distensible, muscular and membranous sac, in which the urine is retained until it is discharged from the body.

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urinary bladder British  

noun

1. a distensible membranous sac in which the urine excreted from the kidneys is stored

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urinary bladder Cultural  

1. A saclike structure that stores urine until it can be passed out of the body through the urethra.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• urinary bladders
  plural

Etymology

Origin of urinary bladder

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

urinary bladder

But while receiving treatment, doctors found stones in his urinary bladder after noticing that he was experiencing difficulty urinating.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

As the urinary bladder fills, the epithelial layer unfolds and expands to hold the volume of urine introduced into it.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The organs of the system are the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In this way, water is not held in the urinary bladder, which would increase body weight.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

R., the rectum, with r.g., the rectal gland, and a., the anus. t., the tail. r.ur., the right ureter. l.ur., the left ureter. ur.b., the urinary bladder.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells